Semicassis saburon (Bruguière, 1792) is a animal in the Cassidae family, order Littorinimorpha, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Semicassis saburon (Bruguière, 1792)

Semicassis saburon (Bruguière, 1792)

Semicassis saburon is a sea snail species with shells 35–75 mm found in the Mediterranean and eastern Atlantic.

Family
Genus
Semicassis
Order
Littorinimorpha
Class
Gastropoda

About Semicassis saburon (Bruguière, 1792)

The scientific name of this species is Semicassis saburon (Bruguière, 1792). The shell of Semicassis saburon can reach a size of about 35 to 75 millimetres, which equals 1.4 to 3.0 inches. This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic Ocean. In the eastern Atlantic, its range extends from the Bay of Biscay south to Ghana, and west to the Azores and the Canary Islands.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Littorinimorpha Cassidae Semicassis

More from Cassidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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